Vaughan Lazar

So after a loooong day if traveling, I’ve finally landed in Portland, OR. I was out a little later than I anticipated last night but had a blast so now I just need a nap.

I have a pretty stacked schedule while here for The NW Sustainability Discovery Tour produced by the AMAZING folks at Truitt Brothers. Tonight kicks things off with a much anticipated tour and dinner at Willamette Valley Vineyards , home to some of the best sustainable wines which has also earned them the title “One of America’s Great Pinot Noir Producers,” from Wine Enthusiast Magazine.

We will spend Monday and Tuesday as a classroom and field experience starting each day with keynote speakers, workshops and panel discussions from industry leaders and change-makers. I will be on a panel titled “Overcoming Obstacles to Sustainable Food Sourcing” on Monday.  After lunch each day, we “journey afield” to learn about environmentally responsible green bean farming and harvesting, and then on over to tour Truitt Bros’ multi-location Food Alliance certified food processing plants and Tru Culinary Center, the first food processing facilities in the nation to earn Food Alliance certification.

After a “rough” day out on the farm, we head on over to The Allison, Oregon Wine Country’s premier resort destination for dinner.

I’ll be snapping plenty of pics and video… stay tuned!

You can see the agenda here: http://www.truittbros.com/nwsdiscoverytour2010/agenda.html
And Guest Speakers here: http://www.truittbros.com/nwsdiscoverytour2010/speakers.html

So, i finally bit the bullet and got myself one of those purity iPads! Like most people, my iPad was feeling a bit “light” so i went on my app shopping spree. I was delighted to see that there was an app for WordPress so i immediately downloaded it and here I am! This is really just a test post so I rally apologize if you were expecting a really bad-ass YouTube video of me playing my iPad in a band in front of 10,000 screaming nerds.

Man… This track still gives me goosebumps. Even though it’s not the original, Laid Back Luke and Steve Angello do a very nice job at giving it a rework while honoring it’s 1993 roots. It was one of the few dance tracks that make me wanna break out my 1200′s and scriggity-scratch! Actually… I sucked at scratching… I just LOVE the classics! Enjoy.